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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. MELT 2 tablespoons butter over medium-low heat in a medium saucepan. | 2. ADD 1 cup rice, 2 tablespoons orzo or spaghetti, 1 tablespoon sliced almonds and 1 tablespoon pine nuts. | 3. SAUTE to an even light golden brown color, being careful not to overbrown or scorch. | 4. ADD 2 cups vegetable broth or 2 cups chicken broth, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, 1 tablespoon thinly snipped green onion tops, 1 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley, 1/2 tablespoon snipped fresh dill or 1/4 teaspoon dried dill , 1/2 tablespoon snipped fresh mint or 1/4 teaspoon dried mint, 1 teaspoon garlic paste, 1/2 teaspoon honey or 1/4 teaspoon sugar, 1/4 teaspoon fresh lemon zest, 1/4 teaspoon crushed dried oregano, 1 dash fresh ground black pepper, 1 dash fine sea salt; STIR; TASTE the broth (It should be slightly salty, slightly tangy and not too bitter. Now is the time to make any adjustments). | 5. BRING to a rolling boil; ALLOW to boil for 1 minute. | 6. REDUCE heat to lowest setting. | 7. SIMMER covered for 35-40 minutes. | 8. FLUFF rice with a fork. | 9. FOLD in feta cheese to rice until just combined. | 10. SERVE with your favorite meat, fish or vegetable entree and ENJOY! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
grain rice	1	cup		-	-	-	-
butter	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
orzo pasta	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
almond	1	tablespoon	sliced	120.22399999999999	0.0	0.0	13.6
pine nut	1	tablespoon		56.7844	1.1036	1.1551	5.7687
vegetable broth	2	cups		324.72	52.644	11.9064	7.6752
lemon juice	1	tablespoon		3.355	1.0523	0.0534	0.0366
green onion	1	tablespoon	snipped	1.62	0.3444	0.0582	0.0282
parsley	1	tablespoon	snipped	1.368	0.2405	0.1129	0.03
dill	1/2	tablespoon	snipped	0.1196	0.0195	0.0096	0.0031
mint	1/2	tablespoon	snipped	-	-	-	-
garlic paste	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
honey	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
lemon zest	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
oregano	1/4	teaspoon	crushed dried	0.6625	0.1723	0.0225	0.0107
black pepper	1	dash	ground	0.251	0.064	0.0104	0.0033
fine sea salt	1	dash		-	-	-	-
feta cheese	2	tablespoons	crumbled	49.5	0.7669	2.6644	3.99

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.